Discussions About Being Bald > Advantages and Disadvantages to being Bald
They say, 'the bald guy. . . '
J_Scott:
It's definitely a pet peeve of mine, while I totally understand why people do it, it always seemed like a way to reduce a person down to their looks. In the same way don't think it's cool to refer to someone as "blonde chick" or "Korean dude" nust feels very othering. I'm probably sensitive about it because I'm the first of my friends to be bald and in my general social circle, it's still not unusual to walk into a bar or party and be the only bald guy there, even in my late twenties.
chrisphilly123:
--- Quote from: J_Scott on May 30, 2017, 02:52:04 PM ---It's definitely a pet peeve of mine, while I totally understand why people do it, it always seemed like a way to reduce a person down to their looks. In the same way don't think it's cool to refer to someone as "blonde chick" or "Korean dude" nust feels very othering. I'm probably sensitive about it because I'm the first of my friends to be bald and in my general social circle, it's still not unusual to walk into a bar or party and be the only bald guy there, even in my late twenties.
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i totally understand that. like you said, it would be crazy to refer to a stranger as the 'Korean dude', 'blode chick', etc. does sound ignorant.
Mr Jules:
Much to my disappointment, no stranger or colleague has ever referred to me as the bald guy. A few have commented on the shiny bald head (I use HeadBlade gloss, the shinier the better). It's the oversized goatee and handlebar moustache which get mentioned!
Tyler:
I don't hear someone call me "the bald guy" often. But I do refer to myself as that often. Especially when I'm using Uber or Lyft and want to let the driver know how to spot me.
Laser Man:
it happened to me on Saturday. We pulled our car onto the ferry to head out on vacation and one crew member said to the other, "remind the bald guy to leave his keys in the car." I didn't take any offense because the guy who said it was sly.
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